I'm doing two new webcasts next week on Wednesday, December 19th, one in the morning and the other after lunch.
SSDs are a Game Changer for SQL Server Storage
No, session is not exclusively about SSDs. But this is my first session on IO and storage tuning that emphasizes SSDs over hard disks. As Bob Dylan said ''Times, they ...

I always enjoy spending time with my friends from Atlanta, as well as meeting folks and making new friends. If you live in the Atlanta area, I hope you'll join me on the evening of Wednesday, February 9th, 2011. Details are at the Atlanta SQL Server user group website.
It's common knowledge that I have a terrible memory for many ...

Back in late May, my pal Buck Woody (blog | twitter) and I presented SQL Server for the Oracle DBA. Buck played Jerry Lewis' role, while I played the straight man a la Dean Martin. You can see the recording and slide deck here. Since both Buck and I spent a considerable number of years working on Oracle, we felt like we had ...

We've got two sessions that you need to sign up
for right away. The upcoming webcast for Oracle-oriented folks has huge
registration numbers. So get in while you still can before we hit the
limit of what LiveMeeting can handle.
Pain
of the Week: SQL Server for the Oracle DBA
Webcast: SQL Server for the Oracle DBADate:
...

Join Us for 24 Hours of SQL Server Training
(with a special focus on SQL Server 2008 R2)Did I mention that your Cohorts in Crime
(that be me
and Brent
Ozar) are presenting?!?
The FREE 24 Hours of PASS event is bringing an exceptional
lineup of SQL Server and BI experts to your computer starting at
12:00 GMT (UTC) on May ...

I freely admit it - I'm a sluggard. I should be blogging a couple
times per week and tweeting
in between. But, for some unknown reason, April has been a tough month
to get this in gear. Hence, I'm putting out an omnibus post
to cover all of the stuff I've been up to, instead of the one-off's I
usually post when I've got ...